We are currently working with a range of public and private healthcare organisations and general/family practice services across Ireland that are looking to recruit qualified, patient-focused General Practitioners for permanent positions and long-term contracts.
Key responsibilities:
- Clinical assessment and patient care
- Conduct patient consultations, take medical histories, perform appropriate examinations and assess presenting symptoms.
- Formulate differential diagnoses, arrange investigations where appropriate, and develop individualised management and treatment plans.
- Prescribe safely and appropriately, review medication, and monitor treatment outcomes.
- Manage acute presentations and ongoing conditions, and provide preventative care, health promotion, screening and immunisation advice as appropriate.
- Recognise urgent or complex presentations and arrange timely referral or escalation to specialist, emergency or other services.
- Continuity and coordination of care
- Provide clear clinical advice and communicate sensitively with patients, families and carers, respecting patient choice and dignity.
- Coordinate care with practice colleagues, nursing staff, allied health professionals, hospitals and community services.
- Support appropriate follow-up, chronic disease reviews, care planning and continuity of care.
- Clinical governance and practice standards
- Maintain accurate, timely and confidential clinical records in line with applicable data protection and record-keeping requirements.
- Follow professional standards, clinical guidance, prescribing requirements, safeguarding procedures and infection prevention and control policies.
- Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, significant event review and continuing professional development, as relevant to the role.
- Work within professional competence, seek advice when required and maintain appropriate professional indemnity arrangements.
Key requirements:
- Current registration with the Medical Council of Ireland (IMC)
- For independent general/family practice posts, recognised GP training/qualification and the relevant GP recognition or Specialist Division registration in General Practice
- Relevant experience in general practice or primary care; the level of experience required will depend on the specific opportunity.
- Knowledge of evidence-based medicine, clinical governance, patient safety, prescribing and the management of acute and chronic conditions.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships with patients and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Sound clinical judgement, good organisation, effective time management and the ability to manage a varied workload.
- Commitment to confidentiality, professional ethics, reflective practice and ongoing continuing professional development.
- Appropriate professional indemnity/medical malpractice cover and evidence of eligibility to work in Ireland, where applicable.
- Sufficient English-language proficiency to communicate effectively and safely in clinical practice, in line with applicable requirements.
If you are a doctor who is interested in working in a GP setting within a hospital or general/family practice, please submit your CV today!
Duffy Alexander Recruitment, recruit for all Public & Private Hospitals, General Practices, Family Medicine Practices, Primary Care & Urgent Care Clinics across Ireland.
We have the skills, knowledge and proven experience to help highly accomplished Doctors & Nurses obtain new roles in Ireland. We offer you guidance and support throughout the whole recruitment process and we have a strong compliance team ready to help you with all required paperwork. We also assist you with relocation and can guide you clearly through any questions you may have. Relocation is not an easy process and we will take the time to guide you through it all.
